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In “Genetically Modified Food is Healthy” Chien describes how the concerns over GMO’s/GE’s are irrelevant and how they are just as safe as other crops. To begin with, they stated that Dr. Oz and others mislead the public away from GMO’s/GE’s by branding them unhealthy. Due to these claims, individuals have pressured major companies to remove all GMO’s/GE’s products, even if safe. Secondly, they express that a GMO/GE claim is difficult to prove. With the numerous varieties of GMO/GE crops and since the tests only looks at the finished product, someone cannot legally prove they used non-GMO/GE ingredients. They mention that the use of genetically modifying food has happened since the beginning of agriculture and now there many types of common

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